Table 8 Impact of Homicide Rates on Labor Outcomes for Respondents Aged 18–70 in MxFLS2 without States along the U.S.–Mexico Border—Individual Fixed Effects Comparing Same Individual in MxFLS2 and MxFLS3
4√Hourly Earnings4√Total Earnings last 12 months
(1)(2)
Panel A: Self-Employed Men
4√Homicide rate last 12 months−0.13**−0.57**
[0.051][0.257]
Sample size966971
R20.030.02
Worked Last Week4√Hours Worked Last 12 Months
(1)(2)
Panel B: Self-Employed Women
4√Homicide rate last 12 months−0.08**−0.73***
[0.030][0.186]
Sample size711711
R20.450.34
  • Notes: All models include marital status, household composition, rural/urban, migration expectations, preferences, emotional status, presence of relatives in United States, year and quarter of interview, and state GDP. Standard errors clustered at the MxFLS2 municipality level in brackets. *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01.